It was a wild, wild week in Washington leading up to Saturday Night Live's newest episode, so it's hardly any surprise that the show decided to once again dedicate its cold open to potshotting political figures.
26.01.2020 - 17:41 / tvguide.com
Many of Saturday Night Live's recent cold open sketches could fairly be accused of presenting more of the same played-out political punning again and again, especially when it comes to the latest news about Donald Trump. However, the latest episode offered a fresh introductory ride, taking audiences all the way from the Senate floor to the pits of Hell, wherein the surprises and deliciously dangerous jokes just kept coming.
The cold open began with Beck Bennett and Cecily Strong appearing as
It was a wild, wild week in Washington leading up to Saturday Night Live's newest episode, so it's hardly any surprise that the show decided to once again dedicate its cold open to potshotting political figures.
took aim at the recent Democratic debates in this week's «cold open» (surprising many fans who expected a take-down of Donald Trump's recent Impeachment trial acquittal).
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came out swinging over the weekend yet again with another edgy, political cold open — this time giving viewers an imaginary Impeachment more in line with what many hoped it would be.
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